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Weekend Sports Schedule
Coming up this weekend,
Friday afternoon at 4:15 the Coffee County Middle School Lady Raiders take on Rossview in the semifinals of the TMSAA State Sectional Tournament at Murfreesboro Central Magnet.
Friday Night at 6 PM, the Coffee County CHS basketball teams travel to Winchester to take on Franklin County in a district basketball doubleheader. Thunder Radio will have the broadcast beginning at 5:50 PM.
Saturday at 10 AM, the champions from the Coffee County Youth Basketball League will be the featured guests on the Coffee Coaches Show which is broadcast live from AL White Ford/Lincoln. The College Street Cougar Cheerleaders, the New Union Lady Rebel girls basketball team and the College Street Cougar boys basketball team will be the guests here in Thunder Radio.
Saturday at noon, the TMSAA State Sectional final will be held at Murfreesboro Central Magnet. A Coffee County win on Friday night will pit the Lady Raiders against Mt. Juliet OR Christiana.
Saturday at 3 PM, the Coffee County CHS basketball teams return to the Joe Frank Patch Gym to host Columbia in a district basketball doubleheader. Thunder Radio will have the broadcast beginning at 2:50 PM.
Sunday, Thunder Radio will bring you the Westwood One coverage of Super Bowl 50 from San Francisco. The pregame show begins at noon with the kickoff scheduled around 5:30.
Predators Fall to Flyers on Thursday Night
Pete Weber’s Post Game Report
Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds each scored twice, and the Philadelphia Flyers topped the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. The loss puts Nashville’s record at 24-20-8 with 30 games to play in the regular season.
“It was inconsistent through the night,” Head Coach Peter Laviolette said of his team’s play. “We talked about our urgency and our will to win and where the level needs to be. Especially going into the first period, I don’t think it was there. When we got behind we seemed to fight a little bit harder, but it needs to be more consistent and be there from the start.”
Philadelphia took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission, courtesy of goals from Matt Read and Brayden Schenn two minutes apart in the second half of the opening frame.
Ryan Johansen cut the Flyers lead to 2-1, when he scored his first goal at Bridgestone Arena as a member of the Preds at the 4:23 mark of the second stanza. Johansen received a slick pass from Roman Josi in the slot and snapped a shot past Steve Mason for his 10th tally of the season.
After goals from Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux gave the Flyers their third and fourth goals of the evening, Calle Jarnkrok brought the Preds back to within two before the period was out, as he capitalized on a James Neal rebound to make it 4-2. Johansen picked up a secondary assist on the play for his fourth multi-point game with the Predators.
Preds Captain Shea Weber blasted a shot from the point on the power play at 10:03 of the third period to bring the Preds to within one goal once more, but Simmonds and Giroux each added their second markers of the night before the contest was out to give Philadelphia the three-goal victory.
“We just have to be more consistent, and we’ve spoken about it all year,” defenseman Ryan Ellis said. “When we need timely things, whether it’s a goal or a penalty kill, whatever; we have to do our best to get that and obviously tonight it didn’t happen. We came back, we fought hard, just gave up too many chances. They have good players over there; they are going to make plays, and they capitalized on it.”
With the schedule continuing to shorten, the Predators are well aware that they need to find a way to produce victories on a consistent basis as springtime approaches.
“We are where we are,” Weber said. “We have to deal with it, and we have to find a way to win the games. Everyone in our situation is looking at it the same way. Our division is tight. It’s going to be tight right through and those top eight teams, or whatever it is, for getting into the wild card… You just have to get in and you see that anyone can win. That’s what we are focused on doing right now, it’s just trying to stick with the pack, climb the ladder and get in the playoffs.”
The Predators will be back on the ice on Saturday night at home as they take on the San Jose Sharks. Opening face is at 7 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast as part of the Fifth Third Bank/Nashville Predators Radio Network.
Female Arrested For Filing False Report
Coffee County Jail
Lisa Renee Milsaps, 49, of Butch Lane, Manchester was arrested Feb. 2 for telling Tullahoma Police Officer Willie Young that she had been struck by a car when she crossed North Jackson Street Tuesday night around 11:30 p.m.
Doctors at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma told officers that her x-rays revealed that she had not been injured nor were there any abrasions on the woman.
Shaw Industries to Close Franklin County Plant
Shaw Industries, which has had a carpet production plant in Franklin County since 1989, announced Wednesday it is consolidating operations and is closing its Winchester plant.
At stake are 228 jobs, according to Al Scruggs, Shaw human resource director for manufacturing and distribution.
He said that, although the plant is closing, employees will be given an opportunity to relocate.
“It is our hope that interested associates will remain with the company and consider opportunities available at other Shaw facilities,” he said. “Shaw’s Human Resources team will assist associates with benefits, retraining opportunities, and out-placement options.”
The consolidation process will begin in April, with operations ceasing in August, a company press release said.
Shaw Industries Group Inc. is planning to consolidate the operations of Plant 24 in Winchester, into other facilities in the North Georgia area, the press release said.
Campaign 2016: Turning Point for Political Parties
At least one political analyst believes the 2016 presidential election will affect the futures of both major political parties in the U.S. (DodgertonSkillhause/morguefile)
State Officials Visit Raider Academy
Coffee County Raider Academy recently hosted Tennessee Department of Education Assistant Commissioner, Dr. Vicki Kirk, and South Central Core Executive Director, Mr. Bill Byford. The CCRA goal of academic excellence for all students was evident as Dr. Kirk and Mr. Byford visited classrooms. “It was an honor for Dr. Kirk and Mr. Byford to visit CCRA. Our faculty and staff are committed to providing students a rigorous education, all while teaching students to become positive stewards of our world. I am proud of our students, faculty, and staff, and look forward to continued growth,” said Angela Gribble, Principal.
Motlow Students Perform Well in the Classroom
Motlow State Community College incoming freshmen who required remedial coursework achieved impressive results in their college-level courses in the Fall 2015 semester.
Almost 70 percent of Motlow incoming freshmen require remedial instruction in math, reading or writing. Prior to the fall 2015 semester, students had to complete remedial courses before enrolling in the associated introductory (gateway) college course. Consequently, very few of these students ever enrolled in, much less completed, gateway courses in math and English. Due to this lack of progression, less than 10 percent graduated.
Beginning in the fall 2015 semester, Motlow implemented a new remediation, or learning support, model. Students enrolled in remedial math also enrolled in gateway math during the same semester. Students enrolled in remedial writing also enrolled in gateway English. With the implementation of the new model, the remedial students’ success rate in the college-level math course nearly quadrupled, improving from 17 percent to 66 percent in one semester. The success rate of remedial reading and writing students in the college-level English course doubled. This success has resulted in hundreds more students completing gateway courses as compared to previous semesters.
Motlow looks to reap significant long-term benefits from the success of the remediation model as it impacts multiple funding formula success indicators such as student retention and graduation rates.
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Coffee County Fastpitch League to Hold Signups on Saturday
The Coffee County Fastpitch League will hold signups this Saturday for 9 to 2:00 at the Ada Wright Center at Fred Deadman Park in Manchester. The Coffee County Fastpitch League is for girls ages 4 through 14. Parents wishing to sign up their child will need to bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate. The league is broken up into 4 age groups from instructional league to middle age girls. Signups will continue on every Saturday in February and the Opening Parade and Ceremonies will be held on April 9th. The league is also looking for umpires for the upcoming season. If you need more information, check out the Coffee County Fastpitch Association Facebook page or call Denise at 931-409-0830 or Eli at 931-581-4862.
2/7/16 — Leslie Wilson Clifton
Mr. Leslie Wilson Clifton, age 95 of Tullahoma, Tennessee passed away
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at the Life Care Center. Funeral Services will
be held Sunday, February 7 at 2 PM at the Grundy Street Church of Christ,
301 E. Grundy St, Tullahoma with Jeff Archey officiating. Burial will
follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be
Sunday, February 7 from 12 PM until service time.
Mr. Clifton, a native of Dickson, was the son of the late Jesse Josiah and
Lillie Catherine Cline Clifton. He was a WW II Veteran serving in the U S
Army. After returning from the service, Mr. Clifton met his future wife,
Dimple Virginia Hughey and they were married in December, 1946. The couple
relocated to Tullahoma in February, 1947 due to his work with the railroad.
Mr. Clifton worked as an Assistant Communications Maintainer with CSX
Railroad and retired after 41 years. Mr. Clifton was a member of Grundy
Street Church of Christ and served as a Deacon and Elder.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, four
sisters and one grandchild, Jeff Muehlhauser.
Mr. Clifton is survived by his wife, Dimple Virginia Hughey Clifton of
Tullahoma; two daughters, Sue Muehlhauser and her husband, Joel of
Manchester and Rebecca Rayburn and her husband, Tim of Waukesha, WI; four
grandchildren, Emmely Duncan and her husband, Michael of Franklin, Eric
Muehlhauser and his wife, Jamie of Hinsdale, IL, Ashley Bennett and her
husband, Joshua of Martinez, GA and Andrew Rayburn and his wife, Lerryn of
Waukesha, WI and three great grandchildren, Caroline Duncan and Taylor and
Tenley Muehlhauser.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the
Grundy Street Church of Christ, 301 E. Grundy St, Tullahoma, TN 37388 or
the Alzheimer’s Association, 7625 Hamilton Park Dr., Suite 6, Chattanooga,
TN 37421.
The Clifton Family would like to thank the staff of the Lantern of Morning
Point, Harriet Moore and the staff at Senior Advantage in Winchester and
the staff at the Life Care Center in Tullahoma for their loving care and
support.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS